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Beta blocker Conversion Table- Carvedilol, Metoprolol and Bisoprolol Equivalents
Converting between Beta-Blockers: Carvedilol, Metoprolol and Bisoprolol

#Pharmacology #Cardiology
Beta blocker Conversion ... Converting between Beta-Blockers ... #BetaBlocker #Conversion ... Recommended Text: Clinical
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis ... Symptoms and Signs ... common symptoms and signs ... Starting beta blockers ... • Beta blockers
Peripheral Signs of Aortic Regurgitation

Corrigan sign	Prominent carotid and supraclavicular pulsations
Alfred de Musset sign	Head nodding with heart
Peripheral Signs ... nodding with heart beat ... size with heart beat ... pulsation Becker ... Insufficiency #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature ... Non-Infectious Causes: Beta-blockers ... 30048576/ #Faget #Sign ... #differential #diagnosis
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... Wave Inversion ... Specific for critical ... EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
global T wave inversion ... bundle branch blocks ... bundle branch block ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Cardiology #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Summary of Heart Blocks ... before dropped beat ... after dropped beat ... degrees #summary #Diagnosis ... #EKG #electrocardiogram
Mobitz Type I (Wenckebach Phenomenon) 2nd Degree AV Block on EKG
 • P-R interval gradually increases
2nd Degree AV Block ... till a dropped beat ... #AVBlock #diagnosis ... cardiology #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #labeled #clinical
Wellens Syndrome on EKG
Associated with a critical stenosis of the proximal LAD, suggestive of impending infarction
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Associated with a critical ... Terminal T-wave Inversion ... Symmetric T-wave Inversion ... ecg #cardiology #electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Hyperthyroidism Overview Clinical ... Treatment: - Beta ... blocker - Thionamide ... Treatment: • Beta ... endocrinology #signs